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SkillSoft Introduces New Courseware Series to Help Young Professionals Make the Transition from College to the Corporate World

The Campus to Corporate courseware series is offered though SkillSoft's award-winning Business Skills Courseware Library

NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SkillSoft,
a leading SaaS provider of e-learning
and performance support solutions for global enterprises, government,
education and small to medium-sized businesses, today announced a new
courseware series created to help young professionals make the
transition from college and universities to the corporate world. The new
courseware series, Campus to Corporate (http://www.skillsoft.com/online/campus)
is offered through SkillSoft's award-winning Business
Skills Courseware Library, and provides recent graduates with tips
and recommendations on working in a professional environment for the
first time.

"The transition from college to a corporate environment requires a big
adjustment for many graduates," said Russ Howard, director, content
programs, SkillSoft. "Expectations and responsibilities in the workplace
are very different than those in school. There are unspoken nuances and
social norms that most graduates are completely unaware of. They need to
be prepared for the changes and ready to adapt in order to thrive in a
professional environment. SkillSoft's new Campus to Corporate courseware
teaches graduates strategies for adapting their behavior accordingly,
making the adjustment to professional life easier for them as well as to
ease the impact within the corporate environment."

The first course in the series is Campus to Corporate: Meeting New
Expectations. This course focuses on teaching young professionals
what will be expected of them as new employees and giving them
strategies to meet those expectations. Some of the topics this course
covers include:

Recognizing and Surviving Corporate Culture

Becoming Aware of Expectations

Taking Responsibility for Your Success

Building Professional Relationships

The second course is Campus to Corporate: Developing a Professional
Image. This course teaches the fundamentals on proper conduct and
behavior as a new employee in an organization. Topics for this course
include:

Professionalism - Behavior Basics

Making Your First Impression

Developing a Positive Attitude to Work

Fundamentals for Communication in a Professional Environment

SkillSoft has the world's largest catalog of business skills courseware,
spanning dozens of curricula such as accounting and finance, customer
service, human resources, project management and managerial leadership,
as well as perennial areas of interest such as time management, e-mail
etiquette and dealing with difficult people. SkillSoft's award-winning
courseware is self-paced, engaging and highly interactive.

To learn more about SkillSoft's Business Skills Courseware Library and
specific products such as the Campus to Corporate courseware series,
please visit http://www.skillsoft.com/online/campus.

About SkillSoft

SkillSoft is a leading SaaS provider of on-demand e-learning and
performance support solutions for global enterprises, government,
education and small to medium-sized businesses. SkillSoft enables
business organizations to maximize business performance through a
combination of comprehensive e-learning content, online information
resources, flexible learning technologies and support services.
SkillSoft is on the web at http://www.skillsoft.com.

Content offerings include business, IT, desktop, compliance and
consumer/SMB courseware collections, as well as complementary content
assets such as Leadership Development Channel video products,
KnowledgeCenter(TM) portals, virtual instructor-led training services
and online mentoring services. SkillSoft's Books24x7(R) product offering
includes access to more than 29,000 digitized IT and business books, as
well as book summaries and executive reports. Technology offerings
include the SkillPort(R) learning management system, Search & Learn(R),
SkillSoft(R) Dialogue(TM) virtual classroom, and inGenius(R).

SkillSoft courseware content described herein is for information
purposes only and is subject to change without notice. SkillSoft has no
obligation or commitment to develop or deliver any future release,
upgrade, feature, enhancement or function described in this press
release except as specifically set forth in a written agreement.

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